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Lake Orion,MI,

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Dec 28, 2011

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Male

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16:52 Phillies Charities 5k (2016)

35:52 Beach to Beacon 10k (2015)

58:10 Broad Street 10 Mile (2016)

1:16:02 Philadelphia Rock and Roll Half Marathon (2015)

2:46:54 Philadelphia Marathon (2015)

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I live in Michigan with my wife, Megan, and our boys, Charlie and Sawyer. I started running in September 2010.

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Miles:	This week:	32.70	Month:	57.70	Year:	1986.65
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Saucony ISO Freedom 3 #2 Lifetime Miles:						253.80
Altra Rivera Lifetime Miles:						357.35
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Active 88 Boulder Lifetime Miles:						5.00
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Saucony Kinvara 13 #2 Lifetime Miles:						310.95
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Kinvara 14 Blue/Grey Lifetime Miles:						64.50
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Active 88 Boulder Lifetime Miles:						13.10

Mon, Jun 26, 2017

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
14.25	0.00	0.00	0.00	14.25

AM: 9.25 miles. HR 147. Did some strides.

Absolutely gorgeous morning. Cool and sunny. First real-deal AM run in a while. The PF in my foot has gotten worse. It's been tight for some time. I have been rolling it with a golf ball. Just need to do it more. I'm standing a lot more at work and I think that's the culprit.

PM: 5 miles. HR 140.

Altra The One Miles: 5.00	Saucony Kinvara 7 Miles: 9.25

Weight: 0.00

Comments

From Bret on Mon, Jun 26, 2017 at 13:06:51 from 216.234.133.229

I am sure you have read lots of DIY's for PF or spoken to lots of folks about it. So take the following for what it is worth. I think everyone responds differently, depending on their situation and biomechanics.

My solution was multi-pronged. For me it was tightness in the calf and achillies that was pulling at the heel and PF.

1. Ease up on effort and volume for a while - intensity of effort seems to aggravate it. 2. Vary shoes with different drops from run to run. The variations of 0 drop to 10mm drops seems to help. 3. Incorporate self massage - trigger point active release all along the lower leg and "the stick" and 4. Yoga poses for feet and lower legs. 5. Don't stop doing any of those after the PF flare-ups pass - as you may need to keep this as maintenance/prevention for future issues.

From Jason D on Mon, Jun 26, 2017 at 15:59:38 from 73.144.91.168

Thanks, Bret. I'm not sure what's causing it other than standing on concrete for 8 hours a day. I can't seem to find my Stick, so I've been rolling it, which seemed to help. I'll try the other suggestions. It really hasn't been painful, but I know it can get ugly quickly, so I'm trying to take care of it.

From jtshad on Mon, Jun 26, 2017 at 20:11:36 from 173.198.176.201

Sorry about the PF issue, good advice from Bret. Keep up the self help efforts and continue to listen to your body and apply the suggestions you have heard.

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